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Mary Cushing Doherty and Melissa M. Boyd lead sessions at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Norristown, PA, July 17, 2018– High Swartz partners from the firm’s Family Law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, and Melissa M. Boyd led sessions at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Summer Meeting held July 12th through the 15th in Hershey. Mrs. Doherty was a speaker on the panel “Drafting Agreements in the Year 2018.” The panel presented on the do’s and don’ts of agreement drafting and the importance of contemplating all potential legal consequences into Separation, Custody and Settlement Agreements. Mrs. Boyd was the moderator for

Elaine T. Yandrisevits Joins Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Elaine T. Yandrisevits to the firm’s Estate Planning & Administration and Tax practice groups.  Ms. Yandrisevits focuses her practice on estate planning, trusts and estate administration and assists with fiduciary litigation matters. Yandrisevits has a great deal of practical experience with special needs trust planning and guardianships, and is a frequent speaker on estate planning, estate administration, and special needs planning for continuing legal education and community organizations. Serving Philadelphia and surrounding communities, Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP is

Denise Bowman Co-presenter at LBCCC Keynote Breakfast Denise Bowman, a Partner with the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP in Doylestown will speak at the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Keynote Breakfast on Thursday, July 12, 8:00 a.m.  at Twining Village, in Holland, PA.  Scott Fegley, Esquire will be a co-presenter.  The program will focus on risk-management and best practices for employers.  To register, visit LBCCC.org/events. Denise Bowman is a partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation practice groups. A highly experienced and effective negotiator and litigator, Ms. Bowman brings an impressive skill set and strong

Welcome New BCBA Members for June 2018! Marianne McGinty Peter Jefferson Moak Jeremy A. Whalen

Thank you to our sponsors and everyone who supported our 2018 Bucks County Bar Foundation Annual Charity Golf Tournament held at the Jericho National Golf Club, in New Hope, PA. Congratulations to our winners below: Longest Drive: Men- John Schultz Women- Emma Kline Closest to the Pin: Men- Don Adriaansen 9’ 9 ½ “ Women- Jill Fein 7’0” First Place Winners (left to right): Troy Farrington, Breandan Nemec, Michael Meginniss, and Lawrence Scheetz, Jr. Second  Place Winners: Keith Williams, Bill Mabon, Greg Mitsch, and Greg Chaffee Third Place Winners: John Schultz, Evan McGillin, Matt Jankowski, and Andrew Mockaitis Most Honest

High Swartz Partner Mary Cushing Doherty Named LLS Woman of the Year Norristown, PA, June 26, 2018– High Swartz partner and chair of the firm’s Family Law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, was recently awarded the prestigious honor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year for the Philadelphia area. Mary’s team, “For the Love of Jim – Hope for a Cure,” was in memory of her husband of 34 years, Jim Doherty, father to their 4 children: Colleen, Maggie, John and deceased son, Tommy. Her team raised over $120,000 for LLS. Jim succumbed to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, double-hit (or

Denise Bowman Panelist for Women’s Forum in Newtown Denise Bowman, commercial litigator and partner at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP in Doylestown, will participate as a panelist in Main Street Advocacy’s insightful and empowering event, “Women2Women: Count Me In”.  Ms. Bowman will be speaking about the importance of community involvement and mentoring.  The panel will feature four professional women in an in-depth discussion of policy issues of concern to the women of Bucks County and the greater Philadelphia area.  The program will take place at the Newtown Athletic Club on Thursday, June 28th and is free and open to the

Family Law Attorney, Melissa M. Boyd moderates MBA Family Law Section Meeting Norristown, PA, June 18, 2018– High Swartz partner, Melissa M. Boyd recently moderated the Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting held on June 6. The topic of the program was “Avoiding the Pitfalls of QDRO’s and the Valuation and Division of Retirement Benefits.” The panelists discussed the appropriate drafting of retirement provisions within Property Settlement Agreements in divorce matters. Also discussed were terms for Orders which ultimately result in the creation of a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) which is the mechanism for distributing certain retirement assets

Williams Family Law Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers  Doylestown – Two attorneys from Williams Family Law have been named to the 2018 list of Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania. Founder and managing partner Jeffrey M. Williams has been included for the fourteenth consecutive year, while associate Melanie J. Wender was named to the list of 2018 Pennsylvania Rising Stars. Williams is one of the most well-known divorce attorneys in Pennsylvania, handling matters involving complex divorce, high-income alimony/spousal support, complex child support and high-conflict child custody cases. He is currently president of the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Pennsylvania Chapter and a

Kimberly Freimuth and Robert Gundlach, partners in the Bucks County office of Fox Rothschild LLP, are among the faculty for Land Use Institute 2018, a continuing legal education program scheduled for July 18 by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI). The biennial program helps land use practitioners identify and examine significant trends, recent case law, regional development patterns and regulatory changes. In her practice at Fox, Freimuth handles a broad range of real estate, zoning and land use matters. Gundlach, a recognized authority in real estate and zoning law in the region, is co-chair of the firm’s Zoning and Land Use